Colorado State University Spinoff to Commercialize 3D Li-ion Battery Technology for Higher-Capacity, Longer-Life Cells
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Colorado State University Professor Developing Anaerobic Digester With Lower Water Requirements; Targeted at US Western States
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AUGUST 31, 2010
A Colorado State University professor is developing an anaerobic digester that turns animal waste into methane using much less water than conventional technology, making it more economically feasible and easier for use by feedlots and dairies in Western states. based Stewart Environmental Consultants Inc.
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University of Illinois licenses StructurePore cathode technology to Xerion for commercialization of the ultra-rapid charging technology
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JULY 20, 2011
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has entered into a licensing agreement with Xerion Advanced Battery Corp under which Xerion has the exclusive right to bring the University’s patented StructurePore electrode technology to the market. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Xerion Advanced Battery Corp. Resources.
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Sionic Energy, formerly NOHMs, launches to commercialize next-generation silicon-anode Li-ion battery cells
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APRIL 21, 2021
Through collaboration with the exceptional team at NOHMs, our launch of Sionic Energy unites their legacy electrolyte technologies with our recently acquired high-capacity silicon anode technology, from the University of Colorado Boulder, to create a truly market disruptive battery.
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DOE selects 8 new advanced coal projects for funding by University Coal Research Program
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JULY 11, 2011
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected eight new projects to further advanced coal research under the University Coal Research Program. Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.
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Ames Lab team to head new $120M Critical Materials Institute; addressing shortages in rare earth metals and other materials
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JANUARY 9, 2013
CMI will leverage these existing research programs into a larger, coordinated effort designed to eliminate materials criticality as an impediment to the commercialization of clean energy technologies. Industry partners that have joined to help advance CMI developed technologies include General Electric; OLI Systems, Inc.; Molycorp, Inc.;
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DOE awarding more than $50M to 15 projects to advance critical material innovations
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JANUARY 21, 2021
Four projects were selected under this topic to validate improved upstream extraction and midstream separation and processing technologies of critical materials at scales that facilitate the next step to commercialization. Next-Generation Extraction, Separation, and Processing Technologies. 525 Solutions, Inc.;
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CU-Boulder team develops more efficient isothermal solar-thermal water splitting technique for H2 production
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AUGUST 2, 2013
A University of Colorado Boulder team has developed a new solar-thermal water-splitting (STWS) system for the efficient production of hydrogen. Despite the discovery, the commercialization of such a solar-thermal reactor is likely years away, the researchers said. A paper on their work is published in the journal Science.
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Lightning eMotors delivers first all-electric motorcoach to ABC Companies; order for 200 ZEVs
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JANUARY 6, 2021
Lightning eMotors, a leading provider of commercial electric vehicles for fleets, announced a $45-million order for its zero-emission powertrain systems from Faribault, Minnesota-based motorcoach supplier ABC Companies. The T2145e electric motor coach undergoing final testing in Colorado.
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Solid-state battery company Solid Power named “Emerging Cleantech Company of the Year” by CCIA
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has been named “Emerging Cleantech Company of the Year” by the Colorado Cleantech Industries Association ( CCIA ). Solid Power Inc. Earlier post.).
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Idemitsu Kosan Developing Phosphorous Sulfide Solid Electrolyte for Lithium-ion Batteries; Commercialization of Solid-State Battery Targeted for 2012
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MARCH 7, 2010
The company expects to commercialize solid-state lithium-ion cells using the new electrolyte around 2012. Idemitsu Kosan Co. is developing a phosphorous sulfide solid electrolyte (Li 2 S-P 2 S 5 ) for solid-state lithium-ion batteries. Earlier post.)
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NREL dedicates 700 bar H2 refueling station; first in Colorado and national lab system
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OCTOBER 9, 2015
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) chose National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day to hold the dedication ceremony for its 700 bar hydrogen fueling station, the first of its kind in Colorado and in the national lab system.
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NREL joins 3 ARPA-E AMPED projects to optimize electric vehicle battery management and controls
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JANUARY 17, 2013
Over the next three years, NREL engineers will work with teams led by Utah State University, Washington University, and Eaton Corporation to optimize utilization, life, and cost of lithium-ion batteries for electric-drive vehicles (EDVs) through improved battery management and controls.
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Lightning Systems converting 35-foot diesel buses to battery-electrics in Boulder; cost-effective electrification
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MAY 3, 2018
Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emission solutions for commercial fleets, is partnering with the City of Boulder and transit provider Via Mobility Services to repower diesel buses with battery-electric systems. —Charlie Travis, director of business development and strategic accounts for Lightning Systems.
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ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain
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OCTOBER 28, 2022
The selected projects, led by universities, national laboratories, and the private sector aim to develop commercially scalable technologies that will enable greater domestic supplies of copper, nickel, lithium, cobalt, rare earth elements, and other critical elements. Columbia University. Harvard University.
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ARPA-E awarding $33M to 10 projects for natural gas pipeline retrofitting: REPAIR
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AUGUST 7, 2020
REPAIR teams will develop technology that enables gas utilities to update their distribution systems at low cost and continue to reliably service commercial and residential gas delivery needs nationwide. University of Colorado, Boulder. University of Maryland. Carnegie Mellon University.
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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share
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AUGUST 5, 2009
Companies and universities in Michigan are receiving more than $1 billion of the grants. Expansion of manufacturing for existing electric drive power electronics components for both passenger and commercial vehicles. Increasing US capacity to manufacture hybrid systems for the commercial truck market. Purdue University.
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DOE Investing Up to $78M Investment in Two Consortia Targeting Algae-Based and Biomass-Based Bio-Hydrocarbon Fuels and Infrastructure; $1.6M for Ethanol Blends Fueling Infrastructure
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JANUARY 14, 2010
The two cross-functional groups will seek to break down critical barriers to the commercialization of algae-based and biomass-based advanced renewable transportation fuels. Louis, MO), NAABB will develop a systems approach for sustainable commercialization of algal biofuel (such as renewable gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel) and bioproducts.
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Researchers find new cold-tolerant, lipid-producing alga in Rocky Mountains
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JUNE 2, 2013
Researchers from the University of Minnesota report finding a new strain of cold-tolerant, lipid-producing yellow-green algae— heterococcus sp. We have isolated and characterized a new cold-tolerant lipid-producing strain of algae from the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, US. DN1 —in the snow fields of the Rocky Mountains.
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US DOE Offers Abound Solar $400M Conditional Commitment for Loan Guarantee
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JULY 6, 2010
and begun commercial operations. Built upon 15 years of development at Colorado State University and with support from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Abound Solar is producing solar modules that significantly reduce the cost of generating solar electricity using a robust, commercial-scale, continuous manufacturing process.
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Researchers develop computational tool to aid understanding of ORR on platinum catalysts in fuel cells
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JUNE 10, 2021
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder are developing new computational tools and models to better understand and manage the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in fuel cells. Other partners include the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility and Research Computing at the University of Colorado Boulder.
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ARPA-E awards $130M to 66 “OPEN 2012” transformational energy technology projects
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NOVEMBER 28, 2012
The projects are based in 24 states, with approximately 47% of the projects led by universities; 29% by small businesses; 15% by large businesses; 7.5% Colorado State. University. Researchers from Colorado State University will develop a system. Researchers from Colorado State University will develop a system.
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240 DOE awards $17M for vehicle technologies; batteries, PEEM, engines, materials, fuel
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AUGUST 21, 2014
A Commercially Scalable Process for Silicon Anode Prelithiation his project will develop a cost- effective and scalable pre- lithiation process. University of Colorado Boulder. University of Wisconsin - Madison. University of Connecticut. University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. Utah State University.
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231 US DOE announces 3 consortia for $125M US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center; solar, second-generation biofuels and buildings
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APRIL 14, 2012
These consortia—led in theUS by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the University of Florida, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)—will bring together experts from national laboratories, universities, and industry in both the US and India. MEMC Corporation; and Solarmer Energy Inc. .;
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New serpentine optical phased array could support medium- to long-range lidar
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JULY 7, 2020
University of Colorado Boulder researchers, with colleagues at Boston University, have developed a new optical phased array concept—the serpentine OPA (SOPA)—that could support medium- to long-range lidar. co-author and associate professor of engineering at Boston University. Dostart et al. —Miloš A.
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PetroAlgae to Partner with IndianOil Company on Algae-Based Fuels
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NOVEMBER 4, 2009
(PA) ( earlier post ) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enter into an agreement to license its proprietary micro-crop technology to IndianOil Corporation Limited (IOCL) for the future commercial-scale production of biodiesel from algae. PetroAlgae overview. Kristina M. Weyer, Daniel R. Bush, Al Darzins, Bryan D.
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DOE announces $29M in funding for fusion energy technology development
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
GAMOW teams will work to close multiple fusion-specific technological gaps that will be needed to connect a net-energy-gain “fusion core," once it is ready, to a deployable, commercially attractive fusion system. University of California, San Diego. Colorado School of Mines. Savannah River National Laboratory.
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Bridgestone awarded $35M USDA Climate-Smart Grant to advance guayule natural rubber production
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NOVEMBER 20, 2022
Joining Bridgestone, additional partners in the $35-million guayule climate-smart grant include the University of Arizona, Colorado State University, OpenET, Environmental Defense Fund, Tohono O’odham Nation and Colorado River Indian Tribes, and eight regional growers.
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Electreon and ASPIRE to launch electrified roadway demo in Utah
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MARCH 9, 2022
Israel-based Electreon, a developer ofin-road wireless electric vehicle charging technology for shared, commercial and passenger vehicles, and ASPIRE (Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification), an NSF-funded engineering research center, are launching a joint demonstration project.
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195 DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
The projects selected are located in 25 states, with 50% of projects led by universities, 23% by small businesses, 12% by large businesses, 13% by national labs, and 2% by non-profits. University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Development of a Dedicated, High-Value Biofuels Crop The University of Massachusetts, Amherst will develop an.
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294 ARPA-E awards $33M to 13 intermediate-temp fuel cell projects; converting gaseous hydrocarbons to liquid fuels
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JUNE 19, 2014
Redox’s new material configuration also allows the operating temperature to be reduced when incorporated into commercially fabricated fuel cells. Colorado School of Mines. The University of California Los Angeles. The University of South Carolina.
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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies
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JUNE 26, 2021
The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $30 million in federal funding, matched by more than $35 million in private sector funds, for 68 projects that will accelerate the commercialization of promising energy technologies—ranging from clean energy and advanced manufacturing, to building efficiency and next-generation materials.
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170 Azure Dynamics Reports Sales of 16 More Balance Hybrid Electric Vans and Buses
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APRIL 22, 2010
Azure Dynamics Corporation, which partners with Ford commercial truck dealerships across North America to market its hybrid technology to fleet operators, reports sales of 16 additional Balance Hybrid Electric vans and buses. 2 buses to the City of Littleton, Colorado through Intermountain Coach in Colorado Springs.
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Iowa State/Ames Lab researcher receives $3M from ARPA-E for solid-state sodium battery
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DECEMBER 10, 2015
A team led by Yan Yao at the University of Houston will create a new cathode for the battery. A team led by Sehee Lee at the University of Colorado Boulder will develop the new anode for the battery. And Solid Power, led by Dr. Josh Buettner-Garrett, will oversee the commercialization of the completed battery.
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FuelCell Energy acquires remaining interest in SOFC developer Versa Power Systems
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DECEMBER 21, 2012
Versa), a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) developer with research facilities in Littleton, Colorado, USA and Calgary, Canada. We will continue to develop the Versa technology under the existing US Department of Energy SECA program and are in advanced discussions with multiple partners for collaboration in commercializing the technology.
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218 DOE to fund 14 research projects on deepwater and Arctic methane hydrates; potential future energy supply
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AUGUST 31, 2012
University of California at San Diego. Researchers at the University of California at San Diego will design, build, and test an electromagnetic (EM) system designed for very shallow water use and will apply the system to determine the extent of offshore permafrost on the US Beaufort inner shelf. University of Mississippi.
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225 DOE Selects Four Advanced Coal or Coal/Biomass Gasification Projects for Up To $5.9M in Funding to Test Membrane Separation Technology
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JULY 27, 2010
This will provide the pathway to further scale-up this technology to membrane module demonstrations, with the eventual goal of designing and fabricating commercial scale processes for incorporation into advanced power plants. Praxair will partner with the Colorado School of Mines (Golden, Colo.) and T3 Scientific (Blaine, Minn.)
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3 winners of DOE’s “America’s Next Top Energy Innovator” Challenge: hydrogen-assisted lean-burn engines, graphene for Li-air and -sulfur batteries, and titanium process
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FEBRUARY 11, 2012
In 2007, Vorbeck signed a worldwide license agreement with Princeton University for a patented method from the the Aksay Labs for manufacturing graphene at commercial scale. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is now kicking off a second year of “America’s Next Top Energy Innovator.”.
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DOE launches Cadmium Telluride Accelerator Consortium; making CdTe solar cheaper and more efficient
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AUGUST 2, 2022
CdTe is one of the best performing and most reliable thin-film technologies in large-scale commercial production, according to the US DOE’s the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The consortium will be led by the University of Toledo, First Solar, Colorado State University, Toledo Solar Inc.,
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OCTOBER 7, 2017
Earlier this month, GM outlined its electric path to zero emissions, and introduced SURUS—the Silent Utility Rover Universal Superstructure (SURUS)—a fuel-cell-powered, four-wheel steer concept vehicle on a heavy-duty truck frame that’s driven by two electric motors. Commercial freight. Earlier post.)
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150 ARPA-E awards $37M for IONICS projects; improving solid-state batteries and fuel cells
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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
By creating high performance parts built with solid ion conductors—solids in which ions can be mobile and store energy—the IONICS program will focus on new ways to process and integrate these parts into devices with the goal of accelerating their commercial deployment. Iowa State University. Pennsylvania State University.
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150 ARRA Funding for Plug Power and Customers Will Result in Deployment of More Than 304 Fuel Cell Drive Units for Lift Trucks
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APRIL 26, 2009
Replacing lead acid batteries in electric lift trucks, these product installations will allow for fleet conversions within warehouses and distribution centers in Arkansas, Colorado, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas.
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150 Viral Genetics Appoints John Sheehan to Advisory Board to Accelerate Biofuel Work
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JULY 20, 2010
Viral Genetics has the exclusive right to develop commercial applications for this technology. For 17 years, he worked as a project manager and analyst at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado, where he led research on the production and conversion of algae to biofuels.
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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies
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JULY 17, 2020
The Research Foundation for The SUNY Stony Brook University. University of Delaware. University of Maryland. Marquette University. Washington State University. Colorado State University. Regents of University of Minnesota. Purdue University. Clemson University. Achates Power.
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